Parker County, Texas

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Parker County
County
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The Parker County courthouse in Weatherford
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Location within the U.S. state of Texas
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Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 32°47′N97°49′W / 32.78°N 97.81°W / 32.78; -97.81
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Texas.svg  Texas
Founded1856
Named for Isaac Parker, Texas legislator
Seat Weatherford
Largest cityWeatherford
Area
 • Total910 sq mi (2,400 km2)
 • Land903 sq mi (2,340 km2)
 • Water6.6 sq mi (17 km2)  0.7%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total148,222 Increase2.svg
 • Density160/sq mi (60/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts 12th, 25th
Website www.parkercountytx.com

Parker County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 148,222. [1] The county seat is Weatherford. [2] The county was created in 1855 and organized the following year. [3] It is named for Isaac Parker, a state legislator who introduced the bill that established the county in 1855. [4] Parker later fought in the Texas Brigade. [5]

Contents

Parker County is included in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan statistical area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 910 square miles (2,400 km2), of which 903 square miles (2,340 km2) are land and 6.6 square miles (17 km2) (0.7%) are covered by water. [6] The county is intersected by the Brazos River. [7]

Highest point

Slipdown Mountain and Slipdown Bluff, at a height of 1,368 feet (417 m), are the highest points in Parker County. [8] They are located just east of the Advance community, southwest of Poolville.

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Communities

Cities (multiple counties)

Cities

Towns

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1860 4,213—
1870 4,186−0.6%
1880 15,870279.1%
1890 21,68236.6%
1900 25,82319.1%
1910 26,3312.0%
1920 23,382−11.2%
1930 18,759−19.8%
1940 20,4829.2%
1950 21,5285.1%
1960 22,8806.3%
1970 33,88848.1%
1980 44,60931.6%
1990 64,78545.2%
2000 88,49536.6%
2010 116,92732.1%
2020 148,22226.8%
2023 (est.)173,49417.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [9]
1850–2010 [10] 2010 [11] 2020 [12]
Parker County, Texas - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / EthnicityPop 2010 [11] Pop 2020 [12] % 2010% 2020
   White alone (NH)99,698117,74785.27%79.44%
   Black or African American alone (NH)1,8421,6361.58%1.10%
   Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)7688780.66%0.59%
Asian alone (NH)6319900.54%0.67%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)35970.03%0.07%
Some Other Race alone (NH)644700.05%0.32%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)1,4796,5851.26%4.44%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)12,41019,81910.61%13.37%
Total116,927148,222100.00%100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

In 2000, the county had a population of 88,495; by 2020, its population increased to 148,222. [12] Among the 2020 census population, the racial and ethnic makeup was 79.44% non-Hispanic white, 13.37% Hispanic or Latino of any race, 4.44% multiracial, 1.10% Black or African American, 0.67% Asian alone, 0.59% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.32% some other race, and 0.07% Pacific Islander.

Politics

Parker County, like most suburban counties in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area, has been a Republican stronghold for decades. Republicans have held all public offices since 1999 and the county has not voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since 1976. Furthermore, Parker County is a state bellwether for Texas in U.S. presidential elections, having voted for the statewide winner in every presidential election since the county's formation in 1856. It shares this status along with Aransas County, Brown County, Lampasas County, Shackelford County, and Young County.

United States presidential election results for Parker County, Texas [13]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No. %No. %No. %
2020 62,04581.50%13,01717.10%1,0661.40%
2016 46,47381.79%8,34414.69%2,0003.52%
2012 39,24382.28%7,85316.47%5981.25%
2008 36,97477.11%10,50221.90%4750.99%
2004 31,79577.63%8,96621.89%1960.48%
2000 23,65171.18%8,87826.72%6962.09%
1996 14,58054.29%9,44735.18%2,82810.53%
1992 10,32137.54%7,93428.86%9,23933.60%
1988 14,09062.01%8,51737.48%1160.51%
1984 13,64769.07%6,05030.62%620.31%
1980 8,50552.65%7,33645.41%3141.94%
1976 4,69236.18%8,18663.12%910.70%
1972 7,15269.11%3,18430.77%130.13%
1968 3,06832.98%4,30146.23%1,93420.79%
1964 2,17529.16%5,27070.66%130.17%
1960 3,46748.50%3,62950.77%520.73%
1956 3,39051.46%3,16548.04%330.50%
1952 3,52350.50%3,43449.23%190.27%
1948 80619.75%3,06175.02%2135.22%
1944 55912.27%3,50376.90%49310.82%
1940 55813.12%3,68786.69%80.19%
1936 37512.95%2,49386.08%280.97%
1932 37210.68%3,07488.28%361.03%
1928 2,17866.24%1,11033.76%00.00%
1924 43814.70%2,39180.26%1505.04%
1920 48820.60%1,76574.50%1164.90%
1916 1737.77%1,79780.69%25711.54%
1912 1355.62%1,70070.72%56923.67%

Notable people

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References

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  2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  4. ↑ "PARKER COUNTY" . Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Parker, Isaac".
  6. ↑ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  7. ↑ Ripley, George; Dana, Charles A., eds. (1879). "Parker"  . The American Cyclopædia .
  8. ↑ "Parker County Highpoint Trip Report" . Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  10. ↑ "Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010" (PDF). Texas Almanac. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  11. 1 2 "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Parker County, Texas". United States Census Bureau .
  12. 1 2 3 "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Parker County, Texas". United States Census Bureau .
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32°47′N97°49′W / 32.78°N 97.81°W / 32.78; -97.81

  1. ↑ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Parker County, Texas". www.census.gov. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
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